linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] x86/cpu/topology: Work around the nuances of virtualization on AMD/Hygon

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Message-ID: <20250820092803.GCaKWVI0fkM3aaqmn4@fat_crate.local>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:28:03 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>
Cc: Naveen N Rao <naveen@...nel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Sairaj Kodilkar <sarunkod@....com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"Xin Li (Intel)" <xin@...or.com>,
	Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
	"Gautham R. Shenoy" <gautham.shenoy@....com>,
	Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>,
	Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] x86/cpu/topology: Work around the nuances of
 virtualization on AMD/Hygon

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 02:42:26PM +0530, K Prateek Nayak wrote:
>       tscan->c->topo.initial_apicid = leaf.ext_apic_id; /*** Overwritten here ***/

Looks like it shouldn't unconditionally overwrite it but I'll let tglx comment
here.

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    Boris.

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